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clean-handedness

clean-handedness noun: the quality of being clean-handed; honesty and freedom from wrong-doing.

Noun

clean-handedness (uncountable)

  1. (UK) The quality of being clean-handed; honesty and freedom from wrong-doing.
    • All in all, the Mubarak leadership has adopted a low-key, businesslike style, and, in addition to its reputation for honesty and clean-handedness, it has been quite careful and discreet in its approach to issues and problems.2005, Lillian C Harris, Egypt: Internal Challenges and Regional Stability, →ISBN, page 54

Forms of clean-handedness

alternative formcleanhandedness

Origin of clean-handedness

From clean-handed + -ness.

Questions about clean-handedness

What does clean-handedness mean?
Clean-handedness means the quality of being clean-handed; honesty and freedom from wrong-doing.
What part of speech is clean-handedness?
Clean-handedness is a noun.

Words near clean-handedness in the dictionary

  1. clean URL
  2. clean URLs
  3. clean-cut
  4. clean-handed
  5. clean-handedly
  6. clean-handedness
  7. clean-label
  8. clean-limbed
  9. clean-living
  10. clean-room
  11. clean-rooms

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